> But the NATURAL state of a NEW device is always to have LVP ENABLED. So > without the > GND state, you can never reliably disable LVP in the first place. Not > theory, this is fact. I've > programmed thousands of PIC16F88's, and half must be GND the first time > in order to be programmed. What programmer are you using and what is its VPP rise time like? -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist